This statistic illustrates the distribution of Body-Mass-Index among Italian children and teenagers in 2016, broken down by age group. According to the survey results, the highest share of obese or overweight children belonged to the 6-10 age group (34 percent, or one in three). By contrast, Italian teenagers were more likely (86 percent) to be normal weight or underweight than younger children (77 percent in the 11-13 age group and 66 percent in the 6-10 age group).
Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age
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Istat. (July 6, 2017). Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat. "Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age." Chart. July 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat. (2017). Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat. "Distribution of Body-mass-index (Bmi) among Children by Age in Italy in 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat, Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age [Graph], Istat, July 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
